The 2019-20 Flashforward was an episode transmitted on 30th December 2019, which saw brief scenes teasing the episode transmitted on 29th December 2020.
The Flashforward[]
2019 episode[]
The episode transmitted on 30th December 2019 featured a New Year's Eve party at The Hutch. As the characters prepared for the party, certain actions would instigate flashforward scenes:
- In 2019, Charlie Dean picks up a video game controller. In 2020, the police find drugs hidden in Charlie's controller.
- In 2019, Misbah Maalik fears that she has made an enemy out of Marnie Nightingale. In 2020, Misbah and Marnie have become close friends, and talk about an upcoming wedding.
- In 2019, Luke Morgan tells Sid Sumner to stop taking drugs and focus on where he wants to get to in life. In 2020, Leela Lomax finds Sid's smashed guitar and no sign of Sid.
- In 2019, Luke Morgan prepares to tell his son Ollie of his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. In 2020, Ollie bursts into tears on a bathroom floor as drugs are thrown at him, saying "I miss him so much".
- In 2019, Tom Cunningham is talking to Yasmine Maalik. In 2020, Tom comforts Romeo Nightingale before a wedding takes place.
- In 2019, Ella Richardson tells Leah Barnes that her New Year's resolution is to stay out of trouble. In 2020, Mandy Richardson is devastated to find wads of cash in Ella's bag.
- In 2019, Kyle Kelly agrees to marry Nancy Osborne and Tom Cunningham cuts a wedding cake. In 2020, Darren Osborne breaks down in The Hutch kitchen, covered in blood.
- In 2019, Sid Sumner prepares to sleep with Juliet Nightingale. In 2020, Juliet tells Peri Lomax that she loves her.
At the end of the episode:
- The drugs in Charlie's controller are placed in an evidence bag.
- Tom manages to calm Romeo down before the wedding.
- Ollie holds the bag of drugs in his hand. Marnie and Misbah hug.
- Leela stares at the broken guitar.
- Juliet and Peri hold each other.
- Mandy is horrified to discover Ella's secret.
- A body bag is zipped up outside The Hutch, and John Paul McQueen bursts into tears as fireworks go off.
2020 episode[]
The episode transmitted on 30th December 2020 brought some unforeseen complications: the COVID-19 Pandemic meant that all newly filmed scenes required precautions such as social distancing, whilst the role of Ollie Morgan was suddenly recast from Aedan Duckworth to Gabriel Clark, requiring a re-filming of any flashforward scenes involving Ollie.
Despite these complications, the episode managed to answer any questions and give context to the situations surrounding the 2020 episode.
- In 2020, Charlie Dean became involved in county lines drug dealing. The police searched 17 Basswood Road after John Paul McQueen told P.C. George Kiss of the deal, with the police finding drugs in Charlie's controller.
- In 2020, Marnie Nightingale was the victim of an attempted robbery at Salon de The de Marnie whilst Misbah Maalik was with her. The pair bonded as Misbah tried to help Marnie cope with the events.
- In 2020, drug dealer Victor Brothers smashed Sid Sumner's guitar after Sid planned to flee from Victor.
- In 2020, Ollie Morgan developed an addiction to ketamine and struggled to cope with being forced to give up his son. Cindy Cunningham struggled to cope with Ollie's addiction and threw the drugs at him.
- In 2020, Tom Cunningham gave Romeo Nightingale advise on how to deal with his relationship with Cher Winters. The wedding about to take place is Tom and Yasmine Cunningham.
- In 2020, Mandy Richardson finds the money in her daughter Ella's bag, from which Ella obtained from being part of county lines drug dealing.
- In 2020, Darren Osborne finds the body of Jordan Price and breaks down in the kitchen, believing that he was murdered by Charlie Dean.
- In 2020, Juliet Nightingale begins a relationship with Peri Lomax as the pair say that they love each other.
The mystery body bag death is revealed to be Jordan Price, who was stabbed by Ella Richardson in supposed-defence of Charlie Dean. The pair believed that Jordan planned to kidnap them to take them back to Victor Brothers when he actually was intending to help them escape. Ella grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Jordan in the back, killing him.